Now available – Issue 3/2018 of the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe)!
8. October 2018 |
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The Online World and Its Challenges to Competition and Regulatory Frameworks is the focus of the new issue 3/2018 of the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe). This special issue, developed together with the European University Institute (EUI), offers insightful articles on topics such as: the paradox of discretionary competition law, updating the ECN for the challenges of the online world, and freedom of expression and ISP liability in the Digital Single Market .Austria, Germany and Romania , case annotation of the General Court’s T-194/13 UPS v Commission and book reviews.
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GUEST EDITORIALThe Online World and Its Challenges to Competition and Regulatory
ARTICLEExpressions on Platforms: Freedom of Expression and ISP Liability in the European Digital Single Market
REPORTAustria / Germany: Joint Guidance on Transaction-Value Thresholds
CASE NOTEThe Role of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in Safeguarding the Administrative Procedure of EU Merger Control
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